The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-09-16

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shire. Thought they produced sweet.
er meat, but he did not see much
profit in raising hogs.
W. w. Moore agreed with the spir.
it of the essay but preferred Polan
China to Chester Whites. The latter
were apt to be crooked and illshapen
He was in favor of keeping plenty
of feed always before the pigs and
was not an advocate of giving, them
only what they would eat up clean
at each feed.
Mr.. Jno. s. Ewing preferred black
hogs, Had seen Chester Whites that
were nice, smooth, we'll formed hogs.
but this was exceptional. He pre-.
ferred the Berkshires. This breed
had more lean.meat in proportion to
fat, than other breeds. They do
much better to have a good range
and do not thrive we'll when kept
closely penned.
Mr.. Jno. W. Mccullough had tried
crossing the Yorkshire aud Chester
Whites but was not pleased with the
result, and since has picked up any
pigs that were hardest TO raise for
home use. White hogs had not prov
ed successful with him and he would
try black ones next spring.
Mr.. T. Q. Bond raises only four
and preferred Polan Chinas. The
yield of lard was greatest from this
breed.
Mr.. Stephen Reynolds liked Polan
Chinas best.
The President of the Club, Mr.. S.
R. Carson, gave his decided prefer.
ence for the Berkshire. They were
the oldest and BEST established breed,
and bred always true to tLeir type.
The present breed of Berkshires was
produced from cross of China boar
and the old English Berkshire,
large coarse black hog. The Chester
Whites are not an established breed,
and are in consequence unreliable
and apt to breed back showing the
ancestral scrub. The Berkshire was
a good mother, a good feeder, ana
the meat was finer grained and worth
more than that of the other breeds.
He had butchered two Berkshires
last fall that made 400 pounds of
pork each. Had a registered Berk.
shire SOW which he would breed from
Dext season.
Mr.. II. H. Duyckinck was turning
his attention more to hog raising.
Had kept over eight sows and sold
pigs amounting to S6S. In the Phil.
adelphia hog market nearly all the
hogs were of the black breeds.
COMMITTEE OF INSPECTION.
The President appointed Jno. w.
Mccullough, Jno. S Ewing and S. C.
Magraw to inspect the farm, stoc k,
etc, and report to the Club.
The Club sat down to nicely serv
ed substantial farmers dinner whose
excellence was attested by the guests
hearty enjoyment Of the meal.
Mr.. Kitchener inquired about chick
en- cholera. His fowls had never
been troubled with the disease, and
he thought perhaps the reason might
be found for this fortunate exemption
from the epidemic, in his keeping a
barrel of pine tar, also barrel of gas
tar and one of coal oil in his hen
house,-not especially as preventives
of cholera but as matter of conven
fence, but supposed these disinfec-
tants might play an important part
in keeping away the disease.
Mr.. H. H. Duyckinck asked how to
get lid of plantain. Several men,
bers replied they would like to know
Mr.. Carson advised summer fallow
as the only remedy.
Mr.. Kitchener read several short
articles from the Farm journal, the
first discussed the time to cut up
corn.
W. W. Moore advised cutting when
the fodder was green, if the ears were
glazed. If the fodder was allowed to
ripen it contained too much woody
fibre to make good feed for stock.
H. H. Duyckinck disagreed. He
preferred to have the fodder middling
ripe. said the cattle preferred the yell
low ripe blades to the green ones.
E. Mccullough had observed that
good deal of corn had green or par.
TALLY green husks, would it do to cut
up when in that state or should it
stand till the husks ripened.
Mr.. Duyckinck advised letting the
husks ripen and the fodder also.
Mr.. Kitchener had observed last
winter that the green blades on dry
fodder broke up and wasted more
than when the fodder had been allow
ed to ripen before cutting; and he
had also noticed that cattle preferred
the yellow, ripe blades to green ones.
The Committee reported they found
farm, buildings and stock all in nice
order. and commended the host warm
ly for his careful and systematic mode
of conducting business. Mr.. Duyck-
inck approved everything but the white
hogs. w. w. Moore pronounced every
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